Rafar Surname
Approximately 907 people bear this surname
Rafar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 608 | 1:48,510 | 3,840 |
| Indonesia | 178 | 1:742,973 | 57,103 |
| Paraguay | 49 | 1:147,689 | 3,066 |
| Argentina | 36 | 1:1,187,317 | 70,591 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rafar (185) may also be a first name.
Rafar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rafar (Bengali: রফর, Hindi: रफर, Marathi: रफार, Russian: Рафар) has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafar? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 390,407th most commonly held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 8,034,781 people. The last name Rafar is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Rafar reside; 87 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 87 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 669,105th most widely held given name globally, held by 185 people.
The last name Rafar is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 608 people, or 1 in 48,510. In Malaysia Rafar is primarily found in: Pahang, where 32 percent are found, Selangor, where 23 percent are found and Perak, where 10 percent are found. Beside Malaysia it exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found and Paraguay, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rafar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafar in the Bengali language | ||
| রফর | raphara | - |
| Rafar in the Hindi language | ||
| रफर | raphara | 75 |
| रफार | raphara | 25 |
| Rafar in the Marathi language | ||
| रफार | raphara | 50 |
| रफर | raphara | 37.5 |
| राफार | raphara | 12.5 |
| Rafar in the Russian language | ||
| Рафар | rafar | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rafar
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